Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Natasha Kinski was very satisfied with the photo, and then it was easy to talk. Ronald asked to leave a copy of her photo to display in the studio. She read the terms and signed the authorization form, and insisted on giving it. Ronald, two audition sets in black and white color, $80 fee.

In this way, Ronald's portrait photography studio opened with a photo of a future female star as an endorsement, which is a big good sign.

Carrying a camera bag and a tripod in his left hand, Ronald opened the back of the Volkswagen Hare with a key in his right hand. The back of the hatchback can be opened, and there is a hidden trunk below, which can put a lot of things. Ronald put his camera bag in and closed his back.

A cover automatically covers the trunk, which is flush with the backrest of the rear seat, and there is no trunk here at all.

Small cars in Europe are rarely seen in the United States. Everyone likes large displacement and large cars. Therefore, few people know the location of the trunk of the Volkswagen Hare. Ronald can safely put his precious camera in it without worrying about someone breaking the window.

The economic situation is getting worse and worse, and some robbery and robbery crimes have increased. The chief commander also delivered a televised speech, saying that the American people had to get used to mediocrity, and that America, which had lost its moral superiority, was no longer great.

Aunt Karen doesn't like him very much. Under his governance, America's economy has a lot of inflation, and the home loan interest rate has risen to more than 10%. Aunt Karen raises Ronald and Donna, and the pressure is very high.

According to The Economist on TV, America has fallen into a phenomenon called stagflation. The economy is stagnant, with high unemployment and high inflation, and everyone suffers.

Ronald drove all the way to Wells Fargo next to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, pulled over, took out a few quarters and stuffed it into the parking meter, then walked quickly into the lobby.

After waiting in line for a while, it was Ronald's turn.

Approaching the counter, Ronald took out the $130 in cash he had just received, counted out $50 in change and put it back in his pocket, the remaining $80 plus a check for $200, which was the second set issued to him by New Century Company. The director's salary was handed to the teller.

"Ronald Lee, the check is in my checking account, and so is the cash."

Banks in America generally open two types of accounts, one is a cash account, which is similar to Huaguo's current account. The other is a checking account, from which you can write checks to others. If there is no money in the account and a check is written, it is called a bad check.

Wells Fargo is more friendly to small and medium-sized customers. As long as a fixed salary is entered into the account every month, an account can be opened for $25. Ronald does not have a fixed monthly salary, but fortunately he can open an account with a balance of more than $200 and is exempted from administration fees. So he opened an account shortly after he came to Los Angeles.

After taking over the form handed over by the teller, he filled out the form, took out his driver's license, and handed it in together. The economy is not good, and cheque fraud has also increased under the current ruler. Now banks stipulate that you need to see a certificate with your photo to cash a cheque.

After saving the money, Ronald quickly ran out of the bank. A fat policeman was already waiting by the meter, with a ticket in his hand, ready to issue the ticket as soon as the time came.

"People are here, people are here!" Ronald hurried forward, and before the meter arrived, he started the car and drove away, leaving behind the grumpy fat policeman, who went to guard other cars.

Driving back to the apartment, Ronald took out his checkbook and wrote Aunt Karen a check for $80. He took out the envelope, sealed it, affixed a stamp, and stuffed it into the mail box of the apartment.

This is what I agreed with my aunt before I came out. One quarter of the money I made will be sent home. Although it is not a lot every time, it can also help my aunt to relieve a little burden.

The US Post Office is inefficient and slow to deliver. Ronald didn't have much money, and the handling fee was too high to use Western Union, so he didn't care about the speed of the post office.

If it is an important document that needs to be delivered immediately, most of them will now choose FedEx.

Ronald couldn't help remembering that the college application form Gale helped him send was delivered by FedEx. Not sure how the situation is?

...

The FedEx delivery vehicle is a Ford van with cartoonish round headlights. Two applications sent to UCLA and UCS USC were delivered directly by vans in the city.

This purple FedEx van arrived first. A few days before the deadline, there are a lot of application letters. Theatre, Film, and Television Schools are no exception. The staff of the admissions office dismantled the application letter, sorted it out, and sent it to the desk of the admissions director.

"Ronald Lee, Totterville High School, South Bank, Stanton. Well, the letter of recommendation was from a small studio owner and a high school teacher. Who was Roger Coleman? Made a trashy exploitative movie? Written by It's so short, I'm not satisfied with the applicant at first glance, and deliberately make trouble." Ronald's application was thrown into the pile that could not be pre-examined.

USC USC is a little further south of Hollywood, and the FedEx van drove another 20 minutes to the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

The admissions director here was much better off with Ronald. Roger Coleman will dig for talent, but the letters of recommendation are too short and I don't know how much of it is sincere.

The other two letters of recommendation were from a high school English teacher and a physical education teacher. They were used to apply for the film school, and they were a little weaker.

Besides, Totterville High School in Staten Island, New York, is not a performing arts high school in Manhattan.

"How many application letters did we get this year? . . . Oh, that's only expected to be a 10 percent acceptance rate."

Ronald is most likely to be placed on the waitlist (Waitlisted), and only after his previous admitted students do not go to USC for some reason can it be his turn to fill in.

Another FedEx truck drove to Los Angeles International Airport, and the other two applications destined for two universities in New York were loaded on a purple FedEx freight plane. The plane landed at the FedEx headquarters in Memphis and took off again. Direct flights to New York LaGuardia Airport.

The Columbia University School of Art is located on Manhattan Island, in the northwest corner of Central Park. There are so-called noble communities nearby. Even non-white people who want to buy a house here will be rejected by the owners' committee.

Columbia University is accustomed to recruiting from expensive private high schools, and public high school students have to go through tougher competition to get in.

Public high school background, mediocre experience, unintelligible recommendation letters, Ronald's application letter, the first round of screening was put aside, waiting for the stamp of Rejected, and a polite letter attached. A polite rejection letter.

The letter will tell Ronald, who fell off the list, that his application was rejected after careful evaluation by the admissions office. Columbia University has a limited number of admissions this year, and the competition is very fierce. Other applicants have stronger backgrounds and resumes. As the principal, they must choose based on excellence. I regret not being able to admit Ronald, and wish him the best in his studies. transport.

The final application was sent to the Film and Television Department at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Tisch College is on the other side of Manhattan Island, down town. This is close to Chinatown Chinatown. Not far to the south is the coast, with the Statue of Liberty and the ferry to Ronald's Staten Island.

The atmosphere in the NYU admissions office is more egalitarian. Several admissions assistants and admissions directors are reading application letters together. An assistant pulled Ronald's application letter.

Taking a year off from high school to find a new direction and calibrate your life goals? , This application letter is very well written, and the high school grades are also very good. And then to the recommendation letter, the coach of the high school wrestling team, with a tough personality and a flexible mind...

We are film and television academy and don't need recommendation letters from sports teams. Well, this letter was written by the president of New World Productions.

The recommendation letter is sealed, and in theory the applicant Ronald does not know what the recommender wrote in it. Of course, there are only some old-school people who still strictly adhere to this tradition.

Opening the envelope, what caught the admissions assistant's eyes was a very short letter of recommendation.

"Why is there such a short letter of recommendation?" The assistant hurriedly asked the supervisor, "Is this letter written wrong?"

The supervisor took the recommendation letter and saw that the main body of the letter was only two sentences.

"

To interested parties:

Ronald Lee was the second newcomer I could entrust with directing in as many years, and he had never made any commercial films before.

The first one is Mr. Martin Scorsese, your professor.

Your faithful Roger Coleman

"

The Director of Admissions picks up the phone:

"Hey Marty, guess what I saw..."